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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1908
Page
20
Contents page lists items on reading processes and translation of printed letters into ideas. Features include Upton Sinclair's The Metropolis, Gosse's Henrik Ibsen biography, English endowed plan outlines, and discussions by British writers.
A nineteenth century column laments overuse of adjectives in schoolgirl essays and prose. It argues excessive description empties meaning and notes a decline in clear descriptive power. The piece cites a Boston Transcript report of President Eliot at Phillips Exeter Academy.
Harvard lectures critique overuse of adjectives among educated youth and graduates. The speaker urges focusing on verbs to convey action and meaning, citing examples from theater, finance, and college life to promote vivid, precise expression.
Agnes and Egerton Castle present seven historic romance stories with adventure and mystery. Each tale spans eras from the Young Pretender to the early Georgian period, featuring a dashing Scotch lord and a spirited heroine with deft humor.
Gen. O. O. Howard writes reminiscences on President Lincoln to be published in The Century next month. The chief tale concerns the incident that led to the Lincoln Memorial University. The institution, started eight years ago, aims to aid mountaineers in the Cumberland region of Kentucky Tennessee and Virginia.
Edmund Gosse presents a measured life portrait of Henrik Ibsen, noting his stage focus, emotional reserve, and social detachment. The review highlights the biographer’s balanced judgment, Gosse's emphasis on Ibsen as a dramatist, and Archer's accompanying edition of the plays.
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